CTCI – Technical Article Index

Locks for hardtop

• Author: Bob Blake
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1963
• Page: 3

Top leaks

• Author: Skip Riggs
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1963
• Page: 3

Paint damage from hardtop

• Author: Editor
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1963
• Page: 4

T-Bird trailer

• Author: Jon Avery
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1964
• Page: 8

Coat hook for hardtop

• Author: Lee Topp
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1964
• Page: 4

Deck pad for hardtop

• Author: Charles Janda
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1965
• Page: 3

Crinkle finish for hardtop

• Author: Jim Petrik
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1965
• Page: 3

Five window hardtop

• Author: Jim Petrik
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1965
• Page: 5

Hardtop variations

• Author: Earlybirds
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1966
• Page: 4

Plexiglas panels

• Author: Jim Petrik
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1967
• Page: 5

Plexiglas panels

• Author: Jim Petrik
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1967
• Page: 7

Leaks around the hardtop

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1968
• Page: 11

Paint damage from hardtop

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1968
• Page: 6

Rear window popping out

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1968
• Page: 2

Spray vinyl for hardtop

• Author: Robert Harvey
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1968
• Page: 7

Hold down clamps

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1968
• Page: 9

Hardtop weather-stripping

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1969
• Page: 10

Removing paint from fiberglass top

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1969
• Page: 3

Adding portholes to hardtop

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1969
• Page: 10

Top vibration

• Author: Bob Cain
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1969
• Page: 13

Black felt under top – no sticking or rattling

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1970
• Page: 8

Installing rear window seal

• Author: (no author listed)
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1970
• Page: 21

Hardtop and door weather-stripping

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1970
• Page: 9

Installing portholes in 1955 hardtop

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1970
• Page: 19

Top weather-stripping

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1970
• Page: 21

Refinishing hardtop

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1970
• Page: 31

Hardtop repairs 1956 & 1957

• Author: Ford Service Letter
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1971
• Page: 23

Simple hardtop lock

• Author: Joseph Sythoff
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1973
• Page: 34

Hardtop weather-strip 1956

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1974
• Page: 15

Hardtop differences per year

• Author: Gary Bassett
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1976
• Page: 17

Hardtop model differences

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1976
• Page: 40

Ford crest installation template

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1977
• Page: 32

Hardtops, new products

• Author: Modern Plastics Magazine
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1977
• Page: 18

Weather-stripping replacement

• Author: Joe Kulak
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1978
• Page: 12

Hardtop Ford crest location

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1978
• Page: 34

Hardtop, Ford crest location

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1978
• Page: 34

Hardtop repair

• Author: Jerry Ambrose
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1978
• Page: 16

Hardtop weather-stripping

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1978
• Page: 36

Hardtop squeak remedy

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1978
• Page: 32

Keeping rubber in good condition

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1978
• Page: 32

Baby oil on weather-stripping

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1979
• Page: 24

Storage of hardtop

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1979
• Page: 24

Portholes in a non-porthole top

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1979
• Page: 25

Weather strip sticks to body

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1980
• Page: 19

Port hole top dates

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1981
• Page: 27

Which top standard?

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1981
• Page: 27

Top color codes

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1981
• Page: 31

Hardtop color

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1982
• Page: 27

Installation of rear window and touch up

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1983
• Page: 16

Locating porthole rings in non-porthole tops

• Author: Bill Brown
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1983
• Page: 30

Headliner installation

• Author: Bill Cornell
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1983
• Page: 16

Hardtop markings

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1984
• Page: 25

Authenticity – Fuel filter, radiator, tops

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1984
• Page: 24

Markings on the hardtops

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1984
• Page: 25

Removing the vinyl covering

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1984
• Page: 24

Problems with my 1957 hardtop and installing portholes

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1985
• Page: 37

Repairing the fiberglass on my hardtop

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1985
• Page: 37

Fiberglass hardtop repair

• Author: Frank Bell
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1986
• Page: 34

Hardtop storage cart

• Author: Atlanta Motoring
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1987
• Page: 34

Thunderbird hardtop repair

• Author: Frank Bell
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1992
• Page: 38

Leaky tops

• Author: Bill Aiken
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1992
• Page: 54

Top bullets

• Author: Mark Sipple
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1994
• Page: 47

Authenticity – top weather stripping, oil filter canister, heater motor

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1999
• Page: 47

The Thunderbird hardtop

• Author: Ford Life
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1999
• Page: 42

Authenticity – hard top colors

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2000
• Page: 51

Cheapskate’s To Hoist

• Author: Dick Chapman
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2002
• Page: 42

Drive in the Rain and Stay Dry

• Author: Stephen Coffey
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:2002
• Page: 44

1955 Hardtop Back Window Weatherstrip

• Author: Dick Stern
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:2005
• Page: 49

Weather Stripping Question

• Author: Dick Stern
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2005
• Page: 42

Thunderbird Hardtop Design, Construction and Buildup

• Author: John M. Smith
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:2006
• Page: 20

1955 Hard Top Body Seal RD1

• Author: Dick Stern
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:2006
• Page: 44

Hardtop Assembly

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:2007
• Page: 48

Add portholes to top

• Author: Jim Dinunzio
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2011
• Page: 38

Weatherstrip deteroiration

• Author: Jim Dinunzio
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:2012
• Page: 49